Schedule
| Time table | Speakers | |
|---|---|---|
Session 1 | ||
| 08:15 – 09:15 | Clinical Implications of Renal Physiology ( e.g. Diuretics, RTAs, Bartter and Gitelman syndromes ) | Dr. S Tarafdar |
| 09:15 – 09:45 | Acute Kidney Injury | Dr. S. Tarafdar |
| 09:45 - 10:00 | Tea break (Provided) | |
| 10:00 - 10:45 | Chronic Kidney Injury | Dr. S Tarafdar |
| 10:45 - 11:30 | MCQ Discussions on Renal Physiology, AKI & CKD | Dr. S Tarafdar |
| 11:30 - 12:15 | Peritoneal Dialysis | Assoc. Prof. K Sud |
| 12:15 - 13:00 | Lunch (Provided) | |
Session 2 | ||
| 13:00 - 13:45 | Haemodialysis | Assoc. Prof. L Kairaitis |
| 13:45 - 14:30 | Nephrotic Syndrome | Dr. S Tarafdar |
| 14:30 - 14:45 | Tea break (Provided) | |
| 14:45 - 15:30 | Glomerulonephritis | Dr. S Tarafdar |
| 15:30 - 16:30 | MCQ Discussions on Dialysis, NS & GN | Dr. K Chau |
| Time table | Speakers | |
|---|---|---|
Session 1 | ||
| 08:45 - 09:30 | DD of Secondary HTN including Reno-vascular Disease | Dr. S Tarafdar |
| 09:30 - 10:15 | Disorders of Potassium | Dr. S Tarafdar |
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Tea Break (Provided) | |
| 10:30 - 11:15 | MCQ Discussion on HTN & Disorders of K+ | Dr. S Tarafdar |
| 11:15 - 12:00 | Systemic Lupus Erythematosis & MCQs | Prof. S Swaminathan |
| 12:00 - 12:45 | Vasculitis and Kidney | Dr. S Tarafdar |
| 12:45 - 13:15 | Lunch (Provided) | |
Session 2 | ||
| 13:15 - 14:00 | Thrombotic microangioathy incl TTP/HUS | Dr. S Tarafdar |
| 14:00 - 14:45 | MCQ Discussion on Vasculitis and TMA/TTP/HUS | Dr. J Cheng |
| 14:45 - 15:00 | Tea Break (Provided) | |
| 15:00 - 16:00 | Renal Transplant & MCQ | Dr.J Jamboti |
Speakers
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Dr. Jian Cheng
Jian is a nephrologist based at Orange Base Hospital. He is their medicine block coordinator for University of Sydney medical students, and conjoint lecturer at Charles Sturt University.
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Clinical Assoc. Prof. Jagadish S Jamboti
Jagadish is a Consultant Nephrologist at Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, WA. He is passionate about teaching nephrology and transplantation to medical students and junior doctors.
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Dr. Surjit Tarafdar
Dr. Surjit Tarafdar is a Staff Specialist in the departments of Medical Assessment Unit and Nephrology at the Blacktown Hospital and a conjoint senior lecturer in Medicine at the University of Western Sydney.
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Assoc. Prof. Lukas Kairaitis
He is the head of Renal Medicine at Blacktown Hospital where he practices as a clinical and academic renal physician.
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Prof. Sanjay Swaminathan
Dr.Sanjay Swaminathan is a clinical immunologist and immune-pathologist who works at Westmead and Blacktown Hospitals. Following his PhD, he worked as a Post-doctoral Fellow at the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research. His research interests centre on the role of microRNAs in various diseases, including HIV and multiple sclerosis.
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Associate Professor Kamal Sud
Dr Kamal Sud is the departmental head of Renal Medicine at Nepean hospital. He is also the co-director of peritoneal dialysis (western renal services) and regional dialysis center (Blacktown Hospital) and member of ANZDATA peritoneal dialysis working group.
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Dr Katrina Chau
Dr Katrina Chau is a renal physician at Blacktown Hospital. She graduated from University of New South Wales in 2005 and obtained her FRACP in nephrology in 2013. She is currently completing a PhD at the University of Sydney in preeclampsia.